Posts Tagged ‘life dreams’

Road trips are great for a little while, but there is always that moment of, “dang! How long have we been in this car!?”

The start of a road trip is awesome. You’ve got your snacks, tunes, and laughter. The end goal is fast approaching, and anxiously awaiting your arrival.

What about the in between?

There is always an in between before arriving at our destination.

I have been reading the Old Testament lately. I have realized a pattern has developed by the time Saul becomes King. Each person who was anointed by God went through and in between time.

God had a destination for Joseph, but years of development took place before he was appointed into leadership. Moseshad some time in the desert before God used him to set his people free. Sauldid not go immediately to the castle to be king. Davidwent back to the field before his time of king came to pass. Jesus even needed time to develop in wisdom, stature, and favor.

God always includes an in between time.

However, I have also noticed that each person had a time of rising to the occasion – each person was given their own opportunity.

I have a dream, but feel very much coasting in the in between time. Questions arise in my heart, and hope flickers. Wondering what or if God is doing something.

Starting out somewhere and arriving at a destination is not the most important part to God. Who you are when you get there matters.

God ushered all of his leaders into place. He gave them all the perfect opportunities. I am sure they all had questions stirring deep down of why they were still in “the field” when their hearts beat for more.

They all had to choose to believe in the one who gave the dream. They all had to trust the words of the one who has something ready for them. Even when the in between felt unnecessary, they all had to wait and develop.

I do to. As much as I fight it, I need the in between. I hope I am ready for that opportunity. Honestly, I still hope it is sooner than later, but I will wait. Well… trying really hard to.

January brings the hope of new. No matter how you ended the year before, January strikes the clock of new.

Every January I am ready for new. I feel like the New Year brings on the encouragement to me that new can happen again. I wipe the dust off of shelved dreams, and dare to risk that this year “it” could happen.

I don’t know about you, but I have a life Bucket List. The list is filled with a mix of practical and outlandish things I would love to do. Those things that I have dared to cross off get filled with something new. I love crossing off Bucket List items!

I have been thinking that I have a life Bucket List, but what about a year Bucket List? This got me thinking about what I would like to do this year. A Bucket List of the year is not the same thing as a resolution. It’s just risky things, maybe even uncomfortable things, you would want to accomplish this year.

This list can be filled with anything and everything. Maybe you want to sky dive or get a tattoo this year (that can also be on your life list as well.) Maybe you want to shoot for developing a core group of friends this year, write a book, or a chapter of a book. Maybe running a race, taking a trip, changing jobs, take/teach a class, reading three books, ask someone to lunch, or learning to play an instrument might be your thing.

Whatever your thing is, DO IT! Make a Bucket List for 2013.

My list would go something like this:

1) Speak at an event or group three times this year

2) Risk to make three big asks (whatever that looks like)

3) Take a trip that is considered vacation for me

4) Research/write a study on Joseph

5) Redesign Blog/headshots

These are some of the hopes and goals for me this year. I am glad for 350 days now to try for them.